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Publisher: Loyola Marymount University

Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles: Publications and Working Papers view detail comment email this

Small collection of papers about Los Angeles topics and issues, including a 2007 survey related to the 1992 Los Angeles riots (following the Rodney King trial), home ownership in Southern California, Latinos and housing in Los Angeles, and Los Angeles charter reform. From the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University.
http://www.lmu.edu/Page39871.aspx
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Last updated Mar 26, 2008


The Changing Face of Southern California: A History in Postcards view detail comment email this

Find images of over 350 vintage postcards showing Southern California in the first half of the 20th century. See views of the Los Angeles Chinatown, Venice Beach, canals, the Angel's Flight railway, Farmer's Market, and the Hollywood Bowl. Postcard descriptions include historical background and transcription of printed matter. From the Von der Ahe Library, Loyola Marymount University.
http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/socalpost.html
Topics: Collectors & Collecting

Last updated Apr 15, 2009


America's West: The Owens Valley of California view detail comment email this

Collection of photographs showing the "Owens Valley of California from 1875 to 1930. ... [D]epicts the people of the valley and their rural way of life centered on small towns, farming, ranching, and mining. Represented as well are neighboring mining towns in Nevada. ... Noteworthy also are the photographs of the water wars of the 1920s between Los Angeles and the Owens Valley." From the Von der Ahe Library, Loyola Marymount University.
http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu/jdblack.html
Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States

Last updated Jan 22, 2009





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